Guest Yegg Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 video and article here The provocative commercial, which ends with the tag-line "AIDS is a mass murder", aims to scare young people into using condoms by associating the deadly disease with the German dictator. In the highly-sexualised clip which can only be shown after the watershed, a couple undress and begin to make love in a dimly-lit bedroom. But what appears to be a typical, if steamy, advert for perfume or underwear takes a macabre twist when the camera pans to man's face at the moment of climax - revealing him to be Adolf Hitler. The commercial has been released to coincide with 2009 World Aids Day, but established HIV/Aids charities have distanced themselves from its message, saying that it could make life more difficult for sufferers. "Of course there are many HIV organisations that run their own campaigns, however I think the advert is incredibly stigmatising to people living with HIV who already face much stigma and discrimination due to ignorance about the virus," a spokeswoman for the National AIDS Trust, which co-ordinates World Aids Day in Britain, said. "On top of this it fails to provide any kind of actual prevention message (e.g. use a condom) and may deter people to come forward for testing. "The advert is also inaccurate because in the UK thanks to treatment HIV is a manageable condition that does not necessary lead to AIDS." The commercial was produced by the young Hamburg-based advertising agency das comitee on behalf of a small German Aids awareness group called Regenbogen e.V. The group could not be contacted for comment this morning but defended its controversial approach on the "AIDS is a mass murder" website. "The campaign is designed to shake people up, to bring the topic of Aids back to centre stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse. Because anyone can become infected," the website states. Hans Weishäupl, creative director of das comitee, told the Telegraph that it proposed the Hitler film after being briefed by Regenbogen e.V to come up with hard-hitting ideas. "A lot of people are not aware that Aids is still murdering many people every day. They wanted a campaign which told young people that it is still a threat," he said. "In Germany, Hitler is the ugliest face you can use to show evil". Mr Weishäupl said that the some members of the Regenbogen e.V organisation who have Aids raised concerns that the campaign could present a negative view of sufferers, but they agreed that the advert's shock value could help prevent the spread of the infection. The videos will be broadcast on German television stations from next week, but only after 9pm because of their sexual content. "We worked on the campaign for free because we wanted to help out," Mr Weishäupl said. "We have also produced versions in English and Spanish so they can be broadcast abroad, if there is interest." The campaign also features poster adverts of Saddam Hussein and Joseph Stalin, and a radio spot that re-works a famous speech by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propagandist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest olson Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 boobies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 shit. that's the last time i have sex with hitler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Chaosmachine I am puzzled as to why there is now a Q in your name? Or has it always been this way and I'm just thick as shit? Actually I know the answer to the last part, just the first bit wil do, kthxbai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overand Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 lolocaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I'm not happy about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David R James Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 That's pretty strong content for an anti aids campaign. I can see how it could be misunderstood as it's almost like they are trying to say everyone who has aids is Hitler. That chick is hot though, aaah yeeaah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idrn Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 this reeks of dimwitted new media types trying to like, controversial and shit, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquagak Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Not nearly as bad as that condom commercial, Sodomites, Gaspar Noe directed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Chaosmachine I am puzzled as to why there is now a Q in your name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Chaosmachine I am puzzled as to why there is now a Q in your name? me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest underscore Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 lovin his o face right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest underscore Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. don't forget about the handicapped and the gypsies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. don't forget about the handicapped and the gypsies! triple clear! *back flips* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 How could Hitler score such a nice girl anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 How could Hitler score such a nice girl anyway? you joke, yes? i mean, girls love money and power AND to be treated like shit.duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest underscore Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I think if you're able to convince millions of people that the extermination of certain types of groups of people is ok, you can probably come up with a compelling arguement as to why some randon broad should bump uglies with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. don't forget about the handicapped and the gypsies! and the homosexuals! oh, wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. don't forget about the handicapped and the gypsies! and the homosexuals! oh, wait... Dammit, beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 so wait, Aids only kills Jewish people!? sweet i am in the clear. don't forget about the handicapped and the gypsies! and the homosexuals! oh, wait... triple clear and a half? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Fucking lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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